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Amnesty Can Make Boko Haram Take Over Nigeria Like The Taliban – Arewa Youth President

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Arewa Youth President

The Arewa Youth Consultative Discussion board has stated President Muhammadu Buhari shouldn’t pardon “repentant” Boko Haram fighters that might later turn into Taliban and spring unrest similar to occurred in Afghanistan.

AYCF warned that the pardoned Boko Haram insurgents who have been reintegrated into the society could replicate in Nigeria what Talibans did in Afghanistan.

The AYCF Nationwide President, Yerima Shettima, stated the Boko Haram insurgents could take over the Nigerian authorities just like the Taliban did in Afghanistan.

Shettima stated this whereas talking with Each day Put up whereas condemning the choice of the Nigerian government to rehabilitate repentant Boko Haram members.

He stated, “Issues like this must be an expertise we should always work on forward of time to avert, and that’s the reason I defer from this ideology of granting amnesty to people who committed so much damage to Nigeria.

“Within the case of the Taliban in Afghanistan, you will notice that it’s the identical factor that replicated itself that we in Nigeria are nearly bumping into now.

“Keep in mind that it was the thought of Obama to grant some Taliban leaders amnesty; ultimately, they gathered momentum and immediately ousted a reliable authorities as a result of they see themselves as the federal government already.

“This similar expertise we’re prone to have, however God forbid, we are going to resist such in Nigeria. Why ought to any person who dedicated the crime of killing individuals, chasing individuals out of their houses to IDP camps, killing them nonetheless be reintegrated into the society?

“As a substitute of attempting to rehabilitate victims again to their houses, the federal government is celebrating the identical man who artificially created the difficulty for them that they’re exhausted. They could in all probability regroup and assault once more; we at the moment are busy granting them amnesty; I actually don’t perceive what Nigerians suppose at instances.

“When you grant them amnesty, do you suppose the society will permit them to sit down round? It’s not possible. Authorities must be all out to battle them as soon as and for all, prosecute them and make them face the legislation as a result of that might function a deterrent to those that felt cheated can be completely happy, and the society would additionally know which you can’t do issues wrongly and get away with it. It will even function a deterrent to these considering of committing such crimes.

“Right now, we’ve an issue of terrorism with bandits; if you happen to suppose you possibly can’t prosecute them however grant them amnesty, then there is no such thing as a have to maintain individuals in jail; permit all people to return again house, give amnesty to all people lets know we’re in a society the place crime turns into the order of the day.”